Who's turn is it?

Come on, 'fess up. We know that someone was supposed to be watching MamaV. Instead, we get home and she's holed up in the kitchen. Instead of the nice, sedate Vanilla Sandalwood (with a nice tan swirl), she's all over this aloe, vinegar, salt thing. While it sounds soothing, it is definitely NOT vanilla sandalwood.

So...who was watching her? Next thing you know, she'll be tapping the box of margaritas...Oops. Too late.

We're back. It's 8:20 PM and MamaV has finally passed out in her room with a mudslide.

Finally, we have proof. Proof that MamaV MUST NOT EVER BE LEFT TO HER OWN DEVICES!

*Caution - The following video is VERY, VERY disturbing. It's a grown woman talking to soap, for goodness sake!*

Liquid Soap Paste

Oh, oh, oh, oh, OH!! MamaV is happy dancing around the room! Why? Well, remember a couple of days ago? We mentioned that MamaV had made liquid soap. Mama confided her terrifying nightmare - in her dream, she opened the cooler (after fighting off zombies), lifted out the crock pot, and still had oil.

She awoke screaming. OK, not screaming. But she gasped really, really hard.

So today, MamaV screwed up her courage and approached the soap cooler.

No zombies in sight. *phew* She opened the cooler, lifted out the crock, and...

Paste, glorious PASTE!! Sooo smooth! Such a screamingly sweet translucent color! Oh the rapture! MamaV now has 5 16 ounce baggies of paste languishing in the soap fridge (and one 14 ouncer - so cute, The Runt!).

Oh happy day!

Later, Mama may allow us to see the coffee bars. They smell heavenly.

Something's in the kitchen - it's making soap!

Mama got her groove back. Yesterday, she made a list of 7 soap choices she wants in place by 9/1 with a wish list of 5 additional scents. Last night, she acted and finished one plus one not on either list.

Mama V's Soap List (as copied from her purple notepad):

1. Sandalwood Vanilla - White swirl of kaolin clay



2. Strawberry & Cream - Strawberries and cream in freezer, pink kaolin for color...Swirl?



3. Scrubby Vanilla Coffee



4. Frank & Myrrh - Silver mica swirl!!



5. Suger Plum - Alkanet?



6. Mandarin Bergamot



7. Beer Soap

Already, number 3 is crossed off. Mama chose to use leftover coffee from yesterday morning as the liquid. The entire house smelled of strong roasted coffee.

Then her eyes fell on the emergency coffee bean bag. She planted a row of whole fresh coffee beans into the mold. We're dying to see the final version!

The liquid soap took us all by surprise. Mama hadn't listed it. But MiniV is almost out of bubble bath, so we should have expected it.

We can't wait to see what this weekend brings!

Plotting

MamaV has been wandering around with her notebook. Every few steps, she stops, sniffs the back page, and continues on. We're not sure what she's planning.

We also sent applications out for shows. We'll keep you posted.

MamaV Takes Schenectady

Mama put on her "going out" frock and her fancy shoes and hit the town yesterday. She dragged MiniV to "Art on Lark" in Albany where MiniV trapped a platypus, then, they jaunted over to Strawberry Fest on Union in Schenectady, and finally, they made it to St. Anthony's Festa.

MamaV regrets she couldn't bring all her favorites folks to Festa, so she took this video to bring Festa to you. She was there early, so the crowds aren't at all bad.

Enjoy! Festa comes once a year. It's a weekend where stinky old white Italians are allowed to roam the streets with wine, beer, and squid. If you're not Italian, you leave that in the car. Everyone is family at Festa.

Thursday June 12, 2008...not a creative day

Sorry, but MamaV has been working us half to death. So here, for your viewing pleasure, are some soaps...

We love the rows of soaps before their makeover. The scent is intoxicating.

Back after a brief interruption

Sorry, folks. MamaV was on a roll there. She nailed the Old Iron Springs festival. It wasn't as cold and rainy as last year. In fact, it was quite the opposite. You know those instructions for solar cookers? They're really just a picture of the building MamaV and her fellow crafters were in. The oatmeal scrubbies were mushy. Ew.

Here's a pic of Mama's table. This was taken on the first day...Before Ghetto Banner.Around 3 PM, temperatures soared and business died off. That left Mama with time on her hands. For those that don't know MamaV, free time is BAD. Mama decided she needed a banner. So after the show closed (at 6 PM), Mama hopped into the soapmobile and found a towel and washcloth. Upon arriving home, she made dinner, bathed the youngest, and whipped up a banner. In the morning, she made a batch of soap and snapped a picture of GB.

MamaV knows it's silly and cheesy, but we all agree that MamaV is silly and cheesy. It's a perfect fit.

Somehow, all the pics of MamaV in her booth have disappeared from the camera. Either she snuck in and deleted them or she really is a supernatural being that can't be photographed.